Early daffs ...

Well, we're ready for St David's Day in our garden! We have a bunch of early daffs that always light up the path to our front door about this time of year. I never cease to be amazed by their resilience. Just when we're fed up to the back teeth with winter and long for some sign of improvement in the weather, there they are ... ta daaaaaaaaa. It really cheers you up.

Especially since they are right by the front door so you can't help but notice them (even the paterfamilias has to acknowledge them when he stops to put his key in the lock and much as we love him, he's not known for his botanical observations!) Most of the plants in bloom at the moment require you to put wellies on just to go and have a look - our garden is very 'claggy' at the moment.

Actually by the time 1st March comes around, we'll probably have a few more daffodils in bloom the way the garden's looking now. Not that we have any Welsh connections (apart from some Welsh friends and neighbours) it's just the fact that these flowers usually appear about this time and are a reminder of the feast day.